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Oct 19, 2020

On the GWCT Blog: Latest call from RSPB seems to confuse controlled and uncontrolled burning

Latest call from RSPB seems to confuse controlled and uncontrolled burning - GWCT Chief Executive Teresa Dent suggests that the recent...

Oct 16, 2020

GWCT Species of the month: Devil's Fingers

Just spotted on the GWCT site: Jess Brooks tells us about Devil's Fingers (Clathrus archeri). Found between July and October, this...

Oct 5, 2020

GWCT's Principles of Good Gamebird Management in the UK

Biodiversity net gain is a concept that is embedded in Defra’s 25 Year Environment Plan and is an approach to land use that leads to an...

Sep 15, 2020

GWCT Species of the Month: Bullhead

GWCT's Jess Brooks tells us about this fascinating fish. The bullhead is the only freshwater-dwelling species of sculpin in the UK. A...

Aug 27, 2020

Factcheck: Distribution of black grouse across the UK

What The Science Says website checks out the following statement made on Countryfile on 22nd March 2020, where the episode featured the...

Aug 15, 2020

GWCT Species of the Month: Meadowsweet

Meadowsweet is a tall, robust herb from the rose family that grows in damp soil on grassland and river banks where the water levels...

Aug 10, 2020

On the GWCT Blog: The Key to a Successful Peat Strategy

Anyone in doubt about how important England’s peatlands are would soon see from the recent Defra consultation, which opens by asking...

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